Vehicle recall 04V195000 · April 22, 2004
2003-2004 Workhorse Chassis
Certain chassis equipped with actia corporate instrument clusters fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard nos. 101 "controls and displays"…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Certain chassis equipped with actia corporate instrument clusters fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard nos. 101 "controls and displays" and 105 "hydraulic and electric brake systems." if the brake fail input falls below a voltage of 1.5V, the brake failure lamp and alarm will be activated. Also activation of the ABS tell tale when the ABS is not properly functioning does not always occur.
- Consequence
- This does not meet the requirements of the standard.
- Remedy
- Workhorse will notify its customers and reprogram the instrument panel cluster free of charge. The recall began January 2005. Owners should contact workhorse at 1-877-246-7731.
- Notes
- Workhorse recall no. 50402-c.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V195000
- Reported to NHTSA
- April 22, 2004
- Filed by
- WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS
- Manufacturer campaign
- 50402-C
- Owner notification
- January 1, 2005
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 30,345
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Electrical system
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Workhorse Chassis (2003-2004): 2004, 2003
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